Community Involvement Study 2025
For more than 25 years, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship has periodically updated its Community Involvement Study. This study explores shifting trends in employee volunteering, corporate giving, and corporate community involvement issue alignment. This year, we're breaking the data down into three sub-reports, highlighting each of these three major strands: Volunteering, Giving, and C.I. Issues. With each sub-report, you'll also find insightful supplements to flesh out topics like nonprofit board service and the use of A.I. in grantmaking. As part of the first sub-report launch, you can expect to find...
Key Sections from Part I: Employee Volunteering
- Data on the Benefits for Companies
- Data on the Benefits for Employees
- Employee Volunteering Participation Trends
- Hallmarks of Effective Employee Volunteer Programs
- Skills-Based Volunteering Data
- Plus a Separate Guidebook on Nonprofit Board Service
For Members: Read the Full Version of Part I: Volunteering
Access the full version of Part I, along with a supplemental guide on nonprofit board service. READ Part IFor Members: Check Out the Nonprofit Board Service Guide
Enjoy this extra resource, with great insights on employee volunteerism via board service Get the GuideFor Non-Members
This series is just one example of important research you're missing. Connect with our Membership team to learn more. Ask Us About JoiningWhile you're waiting for the release of Part II and Part III, be sure to register for our C.I. Study webinar, where BCCCC staff and other experts will explore the future of community involvement and implications on the One Big Beautiful Bill...
Key Sections from Part II: Corporate Giving - Due Out 9/9/25!
- Corporate Giving Benchmarking with Data Points on: Foundations, Matching Gifts, Dollars for Doers, Employee Assistance Funds, Multi-Year Programs, Domestic vs. International Giving, Employee Participation, and More!
- Understanding the New Corporate Giving Landscape
- Data on Employee-Engaged Philanthropy
- How Philanthropy Create Value Beyond Tax Benefits
- Building High-Impact Signature Programs
- A.I. and Grantmaking
Key Sections from Part III: Aligning Issues - Due Out 9/16/25
- A Closer Look at Why Companies Need to Align C.I. Efforts with Core Business Strategy and Focus
- How Different Industries Align Social Investments with Core Competencies
- Recommendations for Leaders Based on Research
- A.I. and Grantmaking
SAMPLE FINDINGS FROM THE 2025 REPORT:
Methodology
The Community Involvement Study is a research project of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship that explores shifting trends in employee volunteering, corporate giving, and other means of corporate community involvement. This survey has been conducted 15 times since 1995. The 2025 study employs a mixed-methods approach combining primary data collected through surveys with secondary analysis of publicly available data. This report is based on 453 companies.
Community involvement includes corporate giving, employee workplace giving, and employee volunteering aspects of corporate citizenship.
Corporate giving includes financial and noncash contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations or public schools, or the international equivalent of a 501(c)(3) organization. This excludes giving by other stakeholders such as employees and customers.
An employee volunteer program is a planned and managed effort by a company to provide employees with organized opportunities to volunteer, means to recognize employee volunteer efforts, or some combination of both.